Amid ongoing unrest in Kashmir, Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh today hit out at Pakistan and accused it of trying to derail peace and stability in the region.Addressing a rally in Tiranga in Shahjahanpur in Uttar Pradesh, Rajnath said that it was necessary to first maintain peace in the

Amid ongoing unrest in Kashmir, Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh today hit out at Pakistan and accused it of trying to derail peace and stability in the region.

Addressing a rally in Tiranga in Shahjahanpur in Uttar Pradesh, Rajnath said that it was necessary to first maintain peace in the region and solve the issues thereafter.

"Today, I don't hesitate to say that Pakistan is continuously trying to create unrest in Kashmir. It wants to destroy it and derail peace in the Valley," Rajnath said.

"Recently, I went to Pakistan and you all know our neighbouring country's misdeeds. I don't want to repeat what happened over there but would like to say that I did not let India's pride go down there. I said one country's terrorist cannot be the hero of another," he added.

Expressing regret over the protests in the Valley, in which at least 66 people were killed, Rajnath appealed to the youth to maintain peace in the region. The minister said that protests cannot be a solution to the ongoing crisis in the Valley.

"I want to tell the people of Kashmir that we not only love the land of Kashmir but also its people. I would like to appeal to the Kashmiris that we do not want to see stones, bricks and firearms in their hands but pen, computers and jobs. We want to see you employed," Singh said.

The minister urged all communities to contribute towards peace-building in the region.

"British rulers tried to divide communities on religious lines but their malicious attempts were thwarted by the friendship of freedom fighters Ashfaqullah Khan and Ramprasad Bismil," he said.